The Carrollton Warriors will play host again and welcome the Steubenville Big Red, where tip off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Carrollton had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They snuck past the Little Muskies with a 60-54 victory.
Carrollton had a senior duo take command as Hillari Baker scored 17 points along with three steals and Demi Leary scored 13 points along with two steals. Leary has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Steubenville entered their tilt with Indian Creek with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Steubenville came out on top against Indian Creek by a score of 63-51 on Wednesday.
Carrollton's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points per game. As for Steubenville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Carrollton was able to grind out a solid victory over Steubenville when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 58-48. Will Carrollton repeat their success, or does Steubenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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